Chapter 503 - A FOOLPROOF PLAN (1/2)

”What is the meaning of this?” Senzo asked angrily.

He looked at Hajime and Kaito with murderous eyes that were like sharp knives stabbing them. The two were standing together outside his board room. He considered the space to be his, so he ensured that he was the only one who could call for a meeting in the room.

He turned from them and looked into the conference room through the toughened and insulated glass. His eyes swept over the few people waiting for the meeting to begin with increasing ire. He saw his two sisters, the representatives for the external shareholders and other members of the board.

Senzo could already guess the reason behind this event. The shareholders were probably here to vote on something, and it would probably affect his life negatively. Humph! He would remember the people who had acted with his foolish nephew.

It had been almost a month since Kaito and Akira returned to Mountain Ridge.

After the initial discussion with Kaito, there was no further communication between them. He ȧssumed that his nephew did not have concrete plans for his revenge. Therefore, he did not take any steps to mitigate potential problems.

How could he have expected that his two nephews were plotting together? Furthermore, they had been so careful that he had not heard reports from his people about their colluding. He did not know if the people on his side had become incapable or if his nephews were so crafty.

”We are holding an emergency shareholders meeting, Chairman Takahashi.” Kaito had an unusual air of seriousness around him.

He did not smile with charm or his usual deviousness. He looked like a solid businessman with experience. Even his appearance was unusually formal. The black suit and the bluish shirt would have looked basic on anyone else.

However, on Kaito, it gave him an air of sophistication and restrained wildness.

”I know you are holding an emergency meeting. Who gave you the authority? Do you think you can be uncontrolled just because you have the Takahashi name? This is not the place for you to play around!” He said. ”If you continue causing trouble, I will have you thrown out.”

Senzo was a little cautious, but he was not afraid of Kaito. When it came to the business world, he was more experienced. He did not believe that he could not deal with two brats. However, if he allowed them to run free, he would lose a lot of face among his employees.

”Uncle, do not act like a fool. It is unbecoming.” Kaito said with cold eyes.

Senzo knew Kaito's parents had left him their shares for the corporation. But he always pretended not to recognise this issue before Kaito. He planned to deny the existence of the will to the end, regardless of the situation. Even if Kaito found out about it, he would not be able to do anything.

After all, no one knew who was holding the shares for Kaito. Senzo had exhausted himself looking into the information without success. He did not believe that Kaito would be able to accomplish the feat, even though he had intelligence resources.

And as long as the shares transfer agreement was not available, Kaito would only be a shareholder in theory.

”Are you determined to make this end in an ugly way?” Senzo asked.

He did not care about embarrassing the Takahashi family as he faced his impudent nephew. It would be best if the people working in the building could understand that Kaito did not have authority in the company. He might be a technical member of the family, but he was still an outsider.

If the bad behaviour from the useless nephew was not curbed on time, he would keep running around and ruining things.

”What are you doing outside? The meeting should be starting soon.” An old voice reached them as Elder Takahashi came to them.

Senzo's eyes darkened further as he turned to look at his father. ”Did you also know about this farce, father?”

The tone was heavy and sarcastic. Based on the old man's confident appearance, he was also probably part of the plan. If he was, Senzo could see how no one had dared to tell him about the plot brewing in the shadows.

The elder was unapologetic as he looked at his eldest son with clear but cruel eyes.

”Did you think that you would always be in power?” He asked with schadenfreude.

Senzo looked at his father with cold amusement. He wondered if he should have gotten rid of the man. He was not someone superstitious, but he thought that patricide would do more harm than good. His reputation would hit rock bottom.

Even without evidence, most people suspected his hand in his brothers' deaths. However, this matter was never too serious because brothers would kill brothers for the sake of the inheritance. It was a common issue in aristocratic families.